Q: Is 987,543,258 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,543,258 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,543,258 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 987543258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 12,660,811 25,321,622 37,982,433 75,964,866 164,590,543 329,181,086 493,771,629 and 987,543,258, with no remainder.

Since 987,543,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,543,258, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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